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yowsi
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
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 Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject: What is the best way to create a professional calendar? |
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Hello,
I have an artist friend who is looking at putting some of her paintings on a printed calendar. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what software and process would produce the best results for such a project. Can/should this be done in Photoshop or something else?
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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BlueFlare
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
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I wouldn't use Photoshop for that but publishing software like Adobe Indesign or the cheaper Microsoft Publisher (just to name 2 of many). 
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yowsi
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thankyou very much for that lead - if anyone cares to share some of the other alternatives also that would be great - i would just like to be an informed consumer - thankyou! |
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FirePhantom01
Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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Location: Gouverneur
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Indesign and if you cannot afford that find yourself a copy of Pagemaker 6.5 or up. I don't reccomend any program Microsoft has. |
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BlueFlare
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| FirePhantom01 wrote: | | I don't reccomend any program Microsoft has. |
I can only assume that this is because you hate Microsoft.
Microsoft makes a lot of excellent products; Visual Studio, Windows Server 2003, Flight Simulator 2004, Visual Fox Pro, Streets & Trips, Visio, Encarta Encycopedia, etc (I base this on the many reviews I've read) but nowadays it see to be sin to call a Microsoft product actually good. 
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teddc
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and what about Excel and Word??
Perhaps 2 of the most used products in the world (apart from Windows)
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ekosh
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if you arnt experienced in graphic arts I wouldnt recomend any heavy layout software such as pagemaker or indesign. If you are a basic user and the calendar is for personal use then I would probably use microsoft publisher. If you are going to have this as a public released calendar then I would get all the images together and just have a proffessional printing office do the layout and the print and save yourself the time and money. |
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Gallo_Pinto
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
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Location: BC, Canada
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amen, FirePhantom01
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